Method for obtaining a seismic wavelet using seismic data and well logs in a deviated well

1. A method for obtaining a seismic wavelet using seismic data in a deviated well, said method comprising the following steps programmed on a computer:

extracting seismic data along the well path;

calculating the well path in the time domain;

extracting at least one window of seismic data in the time domain along the well path in the time domain;

combining the extracted window of seismic data to obtain a composite seismic trace; and

extracting a seismic wavelet using the composite seismic trace.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of combining the extracted window of seismic data further comprises selecting the number of traces away from the well path to be included in the composite seismic trace based on the lateral continuity of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of combining the extracted window of seismic data further comprises including only those seismic traces within a selected radial distance of the well path based on the lateral continuity of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein a plurality of windows of seismic data are extracted to account for inclination of the well and dip of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the plurality of windows of seismic data comprise overlapping vertical windows.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

selecting a reference seismic trace within each window; and

aligning the remaining seismic traces within each window with the reference seismic trace.

7. A method for obtaining a seismic wavelet using seismic data in a deviated well, said method comprising the following steps programmed on a computer:

extracting seismic data along the well path;

calculating the well path in the time domain;

extracting at least one window of seismic data in the time domain along the well path in the time domain;

combining those seismic traces in the extracted window of seismic data within a selected radial distance of the well path based on the lateral continuity of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well to obtain a composite seismic trace; and

extracting a seismic wavelet using the composite seismic trace.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein a plurality of windows of seismic data are extracted to account for inclination of the well and dip of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the plurality of windows of seismic data comprise overlapping vertical windows.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

selecting a reference seismic trace within each window; and

aligning the remaining seismic traces within each window with the reference seismic trace.

11. A method for obtaining a seismic wavelet using seismic data in a deviated well, said method comprising the following steps programmed on a computer:

extracting seismic data along the well path;

calculating the well path in the time domain;

extracting a plurality of windows of seismic data in the time domain along the well path in the time domain, wherein the windows are selected to account for the inclination of the well and the dip of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well;

selecting a reference seismic trace within each window that intersects the well path;

aligning the remaining seismic traces within each window with the reference seismic trace;

combining the aligned seismic traces to obtain a composite seismic trace; and

extracting a seismic wavelet using the composite seismic trace.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the windows of seismic data comprise overlapping vertical windows.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of combining the aligned seismic traces further comprises selecting the number of traces away from the well path to be included in the composite seismic trace based on the lateral continuity of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of combining the aligned seismic traces further comprises including only those seismic traces within a selected radial distance of the well path based on the lateral continuity of seismic reflectors in the strata surrounding the well.